1. Study diligently, grasp essentials, concentrate on one subject rather than seeking superficial knowledge of many.

2. Work hard and have a plan, a focus and a method.

3. Combine study with work and keep them in proper balance according to time, place and circumstances; take care to review and systemize; discover and create.

4. On the basis of principles, resolutely combat all incorrect ideology in others as well as in myself.

5. Insofar as possible, make the most of my strengths and take concrete steps to overcome my weaknesses.

6. Never become alienated from the masses; learn from them and help them. Lead a collective life, inquire into the concerns of the people around you, study their problems their problems and abide by the rules of discipline.

7. Keep fit and lead a reasonable regular life. This is the material basis for self-improvement.

[A] In the original transcription
of this work, the Editorial Committee on Party Literature (Central
Committee of the Communist Party of China) opted to separate editorial
and explanatory notes into two separate categories, independently
numbered relative to (1) the type of note and (2) chronological
appearance in the text.

Both editorial and explanatory notes are presented in the present
transcription in chronological order based solely on the current
order of relevance to the selected text.

Additionally, the Pinyin (Chinese phonetic alphabet) spellings
of Chinese proper names are used exclusively throughout the present
transcription to preserve the continuity of the original transcription.